Genesis 38:18
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And he said, What pledge shall I give thee? And she said, Thy signet, and thy bracelets, and thy staff that is in thine hand. And he gave it her, and came in unto her, and she conceived by him.“What pledge should I give you?” he asked. She answered, “Your seal and your cord, and the staff in your hand.” So he gave them to her and slept with her, and she became pregnant by him.
In other translations
And he said, What pledge shall I give thee? And she said, Thy signet, and thy bracelets, and thy staff that is in thine hand. And he gave it her, and came in unto her, and she conceived by him.“What pledge should I give you?” he asked. She answered, “Your seal and your cord, and the staff in your hand.” So he gave them to her and slept with her, and she became pregnant by him.
Hebrew words
וַיֹּאמֶרvaiyomerand he saidH559מָהmahwhat?H4100הָעֵרָבוֹןha'eravon[is] the pledgeH6162אֲשֶׁר'asherwhichH834אֶתֶּן־'eten-I will giveH5414לָּךְlokhto <the> youוַתֹּאמֶרvatomerand she saidH559חֹתָמְךָchotamekhaseal yourH2368וּפְתִילֶךָufetilekhaand cord yourH6616וּמַטְּךָumatekhaand staff yourH4294אֲשֶׁר'asherwhichH834בְּיָדֶךָbeyadekha[is] in hand yourH3027וַיִּתֶּן־vaiyiten-and he gave [them]H5414לָּהּlahto <the> herוַיָּבֹאvaiyavo'and he wentH935אֵלֶיהָ'eleihainto herH413וַתַּהַרvataharand she conceivedH2029לוֹ׃loto <the> him
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Related verses
- Genesis 38:25-2625 When she was brought forth, she sent to her father in law, saying, By the man, whose these are, am I with child: and she said, Discern, I pray thee, whose are these, the signet, and bracelets, and staff. 26 And Judah acknowledged them, and said, She hath been more righteous than I; because that I gave her not to Shelah my son. And he knew her again no more.25 As she was being brought out, Tamar sent a message to her father-in-law: “I am pregnant by the man to whom these items belong.” And she added, “Please examine them. Whose seal and cord and staff are these?” 26 Judah recognized the items and said, “She is more righteous than I, since I did not give her to my son Shelah.” And he did not have relations with her again.
- Jeremiah 22:24As I live, saith the Lord, though Coniah the son of Jehoiakim king of Judah were the signet upon my right hand, yet would I pluck thee thence;“As surely as I live,” declares the LORD, “even if you, Coniah son of Jehoiakim king of Judah, were a signet ring on My right hand, I would pull you off.
- Luke 15:22But the father said to his servants, Bring forth the best robe, and put it on him; and put a ring on his hand, and shoes on his feet:But the father said to his servants, ‘Quick! Bring the best robe and put it on him. Put a ring on his finger and sandals on his feet.
- Hosea 4:11Whoredom and wine and new wine take away the heart.Promiscuity, wine, and new wine take away understanding.
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